Definitions for bone

Definitions for (noun) bone

Main entry: bone, ivory, off-white, pearl

Definition: a shade of white the color of bleached bones


Main entry: os, bone

Definition: rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates


Main entry: osseous tissue, bone

Definition: the porous calcified substance from which bones are made


Definitions for (verb) bone

Main entry: debone, bone

Definition: remove the bones from

Usage: bone the turkey before roasting it


Main entry: bone, bone up, grind away, get up, drum, cram, swot, swot up, mug up

Definition: study intensively, as before an exam

Usage: I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam


Definitions for (adj) bone

Main entry: bone

Definition: consisting of or made up of bone

Usage: a bony substance; the bony framework of the body


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